Embedding Formative Assessment

Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centers on five key instructional strategies, along with an overview of each strategy and practical formative assessment techniques for implementation in K-12 classrooms. The authors provide guidance on when and how to use the techniques, tips, cautions, and enhancements to sustain formative assessment.Educators will learn how to:Clarify, share, and understand learning intentions and success criteriaEngineer productive discussions and activities that elicit evidence of learningProvide feedback that moves learners forwardActivate students as learning resources for each otherActivate students as agents of their own learningContents:Techniques: Tips, Cautions, and EnhancementsAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionChapter 1: Why Formative Assessment Should Be a Priority for Every TeacherChapter 2: Your Professional LearningChapter 3: Strategy 1 Clarifying, Sharing, and Understanding Learning Intentions and Success CriteriaChapter 4: Strategy 2 Engineering Effective Discussion, Tasks, and Activities That Elicit Evidence of LearningChapter 5: Strategy 3 Providing Feedback That Moves Learning ForwardChapter 6: Strategy 4 Activating Students as Learning Resources for One AnotherChapter 7: Strategy 5 Activating Students as Owners of Their Own LearningConclusionResourcesAppendixReferencesIndex